Shell Sherree
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Shell Sherree whimsical illustrations, studio life and interviews. Happy ink and watercolour inspired by Paris, cats, dogs, fashion, fluffballs.
Shell Sherree
6M ago
French Carousel with Flowers and Pink illustration © Shell Sherree all rights reserved
Can a carousel carry your worries away? This one might at least chase them off for another day.
Today's illustration is inspired by a charming carousel spotted by my niece in the south of France. Knowing my penchant for them, she kindly sent through her pics and Voilà, as they say, the rest is history.
Rather than a plethora of ponies (never a problem for me, by the way!), this one delights its wayfarers with other forms of transport: hot air balloon, vintage plane, c ..read more
Shell Sherree
9M ago
Paris Metro Sign and Greenery illustration © Shell Sherree all rights reserved
Ready for the Daydream Express? The Paris Metro could be just the ticket!
Today's illustration fixes our gaze on a Paris Metro sign set against a backdrop of beautiful buildings with bountiful greenery. Where will your imagination wander first ... a fine French pâtisserie resplendent with flaky pastries? A stroll in Montmartre or getting lost in a gallery? The kitty cat's only wondering about climbing the greenery. And on that note ...
Happy Francophile Friday to ..read more
Shell Sherree
1y ago
Berry Beautiful Pavlova Hello Sugar X Shell Sherree © Shell Sherree all rights reserved
Wishing you a berry beautiful World Baking Day!
Today's illustration hopes to inspire you to roll up your sleeves and express your creativity in the kitchen. I've teamed up with fellow Australian and amazing baker extraordinaire Hello Sugar who has very kindly contributed her pavlova recipe for the occasion. If you live in our sunburnt country, you'll be well familiar with the humble 'Pav' and possibly also aware of the friendly debates as to its origins.
One thing t ..read more
Shell Sherree
1y ago
Paris Galerie Vero-Dodat Escalier Staircase illustration © Shell Sherree all rights reserved
Does this stairway have a checkered past? The stories that little black cat could tell!
Today's illustration features this beautiful Escalier (staircase) nestled within the walls of one of the relatively small number of covered passageways of Paris. This arcade called Galerie Véro-Dodat is one of the many picturesque attractions of the 1st arrondissement, not to mention a welcome escape if the grey skies have opened to sprinkle you ever so delightfully with Parisian rain.
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Shell Sherree
1y ago
Carousel Montmartre with Sacré Coeur Paris illustration © Shell Sherree all rights reserved
What do you call a Venice carousel in Paris? A double dose of magic!
Today's illustration sees one of the prettiest carousels in Paris (aren't they all?!) and a group of furry friends patiently waiting to go for a spin as soon as they can figure out how.
It's nestled under the peaceful gaze of Sacré Coeur de Montmartre (Sacred Heart of Montmartre) where the whole of Paris is laid out below like Ernest Hemingway's Moveable Feast on a picnic blanket. This charming Carrousel Ve ..read more
Shell Sherree
1y ago
La Maison Rose Paris illustration © Shell Sherree all rights reserved
If this charming spot in Montmartre, Paris is looking at life through rose coloured glasses, where's the harm in that, I ask.
Today's illustration pays homage to what is surely one of the prettiest and most picturesque cafés in Paris: La Maison Rose.
Located on a corner block, this famous house-turned-café was originally the studio of a Catalan artist, Ramon Pichot, back in the early 1900s. He counted among his friends Picasso and Dali, and married a local lass who modeled for select painters (and I im ..read more
Shell Sherree
1y ago
Les Deux Magots Cafe Paris illustration © Shell Sherree all rights reserved
Today's illustration is a glimpse of one of the most famous cafes in Paris: Les Deux Magots (meaning 'The Two Chinese Figurines").
This iconic spot is pretty as a picture and as their website says, "A café synonymous with literary and artistic life," ("Un café synonym de vie artistique et littéraire.")
A rendezvous for artists and writers including Picasso and Hemingway, creativity and the exchanges of ideas and passions have always been very much at home in this beautiful café.
You can explore t ..read more
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1y ago
Paris Cafe de L'Epoque illustration © Shell Sherree all rights reserved
Fancy a French feast? Pull up a chair and we're there.
Today's illustration features the very lovely Le Café de L'Epoque located in the first arrondissement in Paris. With both the Vero-Dodat Galerie and le Ministère de la Culture close by, this charming cafe in the heart of Paris is a beautiful spot to relax, digest and imbibe.
A waiter enjoys a peaceful and somewhat momentary lull while a patron inside with her typically French marinière striped top soaks up a café crème (somewhat akin to a c ..read more
Shell Sherree
1y ago
Paris French Boulangerie illustration © Shell Sherree all rights reserved
Life gives us many things on which to reflect, but this beautiful French boulangerie's windows offer up some especially lovely ones.
Today's Paris illustration is inspired by a very gorgeous real life boulangerie, with some poetic license taken for the sake of whimsicality.
If I may offer a helpful tip when you're wandering around Paris capturing moments with your camera with far more frequency than you'll ever foresee, please do take notes as to Location, Location, Location ... somethi ..read more
Shell Sherree
2y ago
She Loves Leo Tea for Two Paris Balcony Eiffel Tower View illustration © Shell Sherree all rights reserved
Fancy tea for two with an Eiffel Tower view? And a book or few?
We do, too. And on that note ...
Happy Francophile Feline Friday to you!
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